8. Rick Martel Abandons Tito Santana - WrestleMania V
Before Rick Martel became the hated heel 'The Model' and before Tito Santana wasted away into 'El Matador' they were a very successful tag team known as Strike Force. The team were WWE Tag Team champions until losing the belts to the Demolition at Wrestlemania IV due to Martel getting hit with Mr. Fuji's cane while Tito Santana was distracted. A year later, they decided to reunite with Martel forgiving Tito for costing them the belts a year earlier. The Strike Force were pitted against the Brain Busters (Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson) at Wrestlemania V. The Strike Force came out on fire hitting the Brain Busters with double drop kicks, and even their soon to be singles finishers the Boston Crab and Figure Four Leg Lock. Later on in the match Tito would try and hit his patented Flying Forearm on Tully Blanchard, however Blanchard would duck enabling the errant forearm to strike Tito's team mate Martel. Martel would agonize on the apron, look to the crowd, look at Tito and eventually abandon his partner mid match turning him heel. Tito would stay in the ring and get battered losing to the Brain Busters helplessly shortly thereafter. Despite being on the losing end of the match Rick Martel managed to commit one of the greater heel moments of all time by leaving his mate for dead in the ring and then proceeding to have the more successful singles career run afterwards.
